Thursday, 8 February 2018

EPWORTH legislator Zalerah Makari (Zanu PF) was on Tuesday reportedly
pelted with stones and forced to abandon a Local Government ministry
meeting she was addressing in the constituency.

Makari confirmed the incident yesterday and accused her Zanu PF
rivals of hiring a mob to assault and intimidate her so that she does
not contest in the party’s primary elections set to take place soon
ahead of general elections later this year.“If people have support, why resort to violence now? Why not just
wait for primary elections and then we compete in a dignified and
respectful manner without fighting each other. I thank God that I
survived the attack,” she said.Makari claimed that the meeting had been organised for Local
Government minister July Moyo so that he would address residents’
concerns. “I have made a police report. They threw stones at me, chased
after me and I thank the police for coming to my rescue.”She accused some party youth league leaders of allegedly inciting
party activists to attack her. It is understood Kudakwashe Damson is
reportedly eyeing the Epworth seat.